Brandon DeutschFeb 8, 2026
Brandon Deutsch calls USC receiver Makai Lemon the best receiver in the draft class, says they won't get past pick 13 to the Rams, and expects them to top 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie.
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What Brandon Deutsch said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI don't think he gets past pick thirteen to the Rams.
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- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)
- The episode
- Bernie Fratto previews Super Bowl Sunday, gives his pick, and is joined by Scott Pritchard and Mark Medina!
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- SaidFeb 8
- GradedAug 14
- 1Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board“But makayle Lemon's the best receiver in the draft. And I think he's the only receiver in the draft where it doesn't matter where he goes.”
- 2Makai Lemon to record 1,000 receiving yards“I think mkay Lemon will have an excellent rookie season and possibly the only guy that's gonna go over one k as a rookie”
- 3Makai Lemon to be picked “doesn't get past pick thirteen”“But I want to see Mikay Lemon either in Kansas City or the Los Angeles Rams pick thirteen. I don't think he gets past pick thirteen to the Rams.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board1 | Position Order Calls | — | 50 | 12.84 | +37.16 | |
| Makai Lemon to record 1,000 receiving yards2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Makai Lemon to be picked “doesn't get past pick thirteen”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 close call · 2 waiting | 50 | 12.8 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick, 1 player season number and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 50 out of 100, against 12.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Makai Lemon · 2025 season · positional finish4 calls from 3 pundits between 1 positional finish and 3 positional finish. Brandon Deutsch said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 1 positional finish. what happened: 3 positional finish
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
1Position Order CallsMakai Lemon
Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board
VerdictClose50Close · naive 12.8450this call−12.84a naive guess=37.16better than naive×1difficulty=+37.16skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 36 at random averages 12.84
- skill:
- 37.16
- player:
- Makai Lemon
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 12.84
- position:
- wide receiver
- class size:
- 36
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 3
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Player Season NumbersMakai Lemon
Makai Lemon to record 1,000 receiving yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Makai Lemon to be picked “doesn't get past pick thirteen”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More position order calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Schrager laid out their top 10 prospects entering the 2025 combine, with Travis Hunter first, Abdul Carter second and Tyler Warren third, and attached draft-range calls to several of them — Will Johnson in the first round, Mason Graham a top-five pick, Ashton Jeanty a first-rounder, Tyler Warren not escaping the top ten, and Cam Ward a top-five to top-ten pick who will start as a rookie.Matty Lane · Position Order Calls · Spencer Fano · Hit 100
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Jeremiah's Mock Draft 3.0, discussed pick by pick: Mendoza first overall, Arvell Reese to the Jets at 2, Francis Mauigoa to the Cardinals at 3, Jeremiyah Love to the Titans at 4, Sonny Styles to the Giants at 5, and on through the first round.